Equality & Diversity
Equality delivery system evidence submission
Equality delivery system objectives
Single Equality Scheme 2010 -13 and Action Plan
Why a Single Equality Scheme (SES)?
Equality Impact Assessment
Workforce Monitoring
Involvement and Engagement
Current NHS Wirral Equality and Diversity Policies
Local community projects and services
WEHAG (Wirral ethnic health advisory group)
Interpretation and Translation Services
Partner websites
Single Equality Scheme 2010 -13 and Action Plan
The Single Equality Scheme demonstrates how NHS Wirral will continue to meet the general duties of current equality legislation in compliance with The New equality Bill 2010.
Why a Single Equality Scheme (SES)?
As a public authority, NHS Wirral has a legal requirement to promote equality in relation to gender, race and disability. The new Equality Act 2010 has extended our legal obligations to cover age, sexual orientation, religion and belief, and gender reassignment.
This scheme helps us meet our legal duties, promote equality and focus on what is important to the community we serve and our workforce. It explains why equality is important and how we can fulfil our objectives in a way that will be meaningful to our stakeholders and promote equality for our staff and the population of Wirral. The development of a Single Equality Scheme provides a framework to integrate equality and diversity into everything we do so that it becomes an integral way of how we work on a day-to-day basis.
The Single Equality Scheme will build on the good work we have already done and will help us to co-ordinate our approach to meeting our equality duties. It is a “living” document that will develop and evolve in line with legislative and policy changes, stakeholder feedback and changing priorities. Specific duties relating to gender and disability are outlined in the scheme.
NHS Wirral Single Equality Scheme 2010 – 2013 and Action Plan Document
Equality Impact Assessment Toolkit
The PCTs new Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) Toolkit has been launched, offering information on the correct process to use and how to consider equality and diversity in decision making, as well as a revised template.
EIAs are a statutory requirement and all departments need to identify projects, policies and initiatives that need one. Further support and advice is available through E&Dsupport@wirral.nhs.uk.
The first stage of the equality impact assessment includes completion of a screening for relevance form please see below:
Equality Impact Assessment Template Screening for Relevance form
Minutes and Meetings
Workforce Monitoring
Equality and Diversity Workforce Assessment
Involvement and Engagement
It is increasingly important that the NHS enhances its efforts to consult,
respond and be accountable to people and communities. The challenges
facing public services in the next few years are considerable and we want to make sure that services are designed around the needs of patients and the public. The people of Wirral have every right to make their voices heard on the healthcare services which their NHS commissions for them. Good engagement is integral to all commissioning decisions. It is not only a legal duty, but it also makes good sense – socially, financially, clinically and strategically.
The NHS Wirral Public and Patient Involvement Annual Report 2010 – 2011 document captures all the work that has taken place to involve you in everything we do.
NHS Wirral Public and Patient Involvement Annual Report April 2010 - March 2011
Current NHS Wirral Equality and Diversity Policies
NHS Wirral Equality and Diversity Human Resource Policy
Local community projects and services
Delivering Race Equality in Mental Health Services - Delivering Race Equality (DRE) in mental health care is a priority for the Department of Health and NHS Wirral. DRE aims to help mental health services to provide care which meets the needs of people from Black and Minority Ethnic communities. Community Development workers on Wirral aim to help mental health services to provide care which meets the needs of people from BME communities
Delivering Race Equality BME Community Development Workers Booklet
WEHAG Mission Statement
WEHAG is the Wirral’s advisory forum and information exchange, focusing on ethnicity and health. It is a key driver for change, actively contributing towards a reduction in health inequalities, accountable to local people and committed to delivering actual results.
The Current Vision of WEHAG
- To develop a common health strategy which addresses health issues and unmet needs of all BME communities.
- To help promote a common corporate strategy to address the
requirements of different BME groups and feedback progress.
- To identify and develop specific health agendas (eg. Mental health,
diabetes, cardio-vascular disease, cancer, drugs and alcohol, social
isolation) relating to all BME groups.
Exploring Issues for Black and Minority Ethnic Communities (BME) in the New NHS Landscape’.
Documents
WEHAG Away Day Notes
History of WEHAG
The Wirral Ethnic Health Advisory Group was formed when a needs survey of Asian communities, Chinese and Vietnamese in 1995 showed the need for trained interpreters in order for older people and new arrivals to access the NHS and statutory services. Two part-time trained interpreters with the appropriate language skills were employed in 1996 on a grant from the Wirral Health Authority to be link workers with the Bangladeshi and Chinese -Vietnamese communities. With the legislation of the Race Relations Amendment Act in 2000 requiring all public bodies including the NHS and other statutory bodies to promote have race equality schemes, the Wirral Ethnic Health Advisory Group decided to introduce an ethnic health strategy for Wirral. This was launched in March 2002 and all NHS bodies signed up to it. Since then, the Wirral Ethnic Health Advisory Group has extended its membership to these organisations and others such as St John's Hospice.
Because the number of people from visible ethnic backgrounds in Wirral is around two per cent, there is a need for the staff of public bodies to have some basic information about their culture, language needs and religion. An Information and Resource File has been compiled by the group with those requirements in mind. This can be found at: http://www.wmo.org.uk/wehag/rf_2009.pdf
For further information regarding WEHAG please contact:
Abdullah Badwi - Patient Experience and Involvement Manager
0151 651 0011 xt 1553
mobile: 07909 595 659
Interpretation and Translation Services
Interpretation and Translation Services leaflet
Languages Interpreter Request Form
Partner websites